Disintegration of Polyalthia debilis (Annonaceae): P. cambodica comb. nov., P. canaensis comb. et stat. nov., and P. suthepensis nom. nov. for Unona dubia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 487 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-282
Author(s):  
CHATTIDA WIYA ◽  
TANAWAT CHAOWASKU
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Leaf Blade ◽  
Petiole Length ◽  
Flower Number ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
Pedicel Length ◽  
Size Number ◽  
Stipe Length ◽  
Petal Size

Polyalthia debilis (Annonaceae), a widespread species in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam, is recircumscribed by morphological reappraisal. Three heterotypic synonyms of Polyalthia debilis, viz. Popowia cambodica, Popowia cambodica var. canaensis, and Unona dubia differ from Polyalthia debilis and from each other by different combinations of the following traits: plant height, leaf blade size, petiole length, flowering pedicel length, inner and outer petal size, number of carpels per flower, number of ovules per ovary, and stipe length. Consequently, each heterotypic synonym deserves recognition as a separate species. Polyalthia cambodica comb. nov. and Polyalthia canaensis comb. et stat. nov. are accordingly made; and Polyalthia suthepensis, a replacement name for Unona dubia, is proposed because the name Polyalthia dubia pre-exists. A key to Polyalthia debilis, Polyalthia cambodica, Polyalthia canaensis, and Polyalthia suthepensis is provided.

scholarly journals Sodium Azide Induced Morphological and Molecular Changes in Persimmon (Diospyros Lotus L.)

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Zuzana Kochanová ◽  
Katarína Ražná ◽  
Elena Zuriaga ◽  
Maria Badenes ◽  
Ján Brindza
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Sodium Azide ◽  
Leaf Blade ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Petiole Length ◽  
Japanese Persimmon ◽  
Molecular Changes ◽  
Leaf Petiole ◽  
Diospyros Lotus ◽  
Length Changes

Sodium Azide Induced Morphological and Molecular Changes in Persimmon (Diospyros LotusL.)PersimmonDiospyros lotusL. is an underutilized species, used as rootstock for Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kakiThunb.) in many European countries. It has a potential for ornamental uses due to its diploid genome that suggests an easy mutation induction. This study was aimed at unravelling the effects of mutagenic sodium azide (in concentrations of 0.1% and 0.5%) on morphological characters (plant height, maximal leaf blade length, maximal leaf blade width and leaf petiole length) and molecular relations of treated accessions, based on AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism). In the M1 generation, the analysed characters of two-year old plants differed among the treatments. Sodium azide influenced persimmon stem and leaves in the opposite way, with increase up to 31.57% in plant height and decrease up to 30.33% in leaf petiole length. Changes in morphological characters were significant, that implies the importance of azide influence on the persimmon. Most genotypes treated with 0.1% azide were without significant differences among them and clustered together. The results suggest that the higher azide concentration of 0.5% is more suitable for persimmon seeds azide treatment to form genotypes, significantly different from the control, at the molecular level.

scholarly journals Do we have infraspecific taxa of Salvia multicaulis Vahl. (Lamiaceae) in Iran?

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 432-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Mehdi Talebi ◽  
Reza Rezakhanlou ◽  
A V. Matsyura
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Shape ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Width Ratio ◽  
Petiole Length ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
Basal Leaf ◽  
Leaf Petiole ◽  
Upgma Cluster Analysis ◽  
Length Width

<p><em>Salvia multicaulis</em> is a widespread species of Lamiaceae family in Iran. There are many discussions about its infraspecific variations. Although some varieties were definite for this species in various parts of the world, no infraspecific taxon was reported in Iran and all samples of this species were named as S. multicaulis. In this study, morphological characteristics of S. multicaulis populations, naturally growing in Iran, was examined. Twenty-two traits were examined in 94 individuals of this species to<br />identify their phenotypic difference. Most of the investigated features were showing a high degree of variability, but it was highly pronounced for some characteristics such as basal leaf shape, basal leaf width, basal leaf length/ width ratio and basal petiole length. Significant positive/negative correlations were observed between some morphological variables. Furthermore, significant negative correlations were found between the eastern distribution of populations with basal leaf petiole length and basal leaf length/ width ratio. Based on the UPGMA cluster analysis, populations were divided into two main branches. The first branch contained four populations, while the second branch was bigger and clustered in two sub-branches. In one of them,<br />three populations and in another one the rest populations arranged in two groups. CA joined plot confirmed that each of studied populations or group of populations had distinct morphological trait(s), which were useful in identification of them. Our findings supported population no. 13 had unique morphological traits such as the largest bracts and basal leaf petiole, highest flower number of each inflorescence cycle, widest and largest calyx. The conservation of the highly diverse populations of<br />Iranian S. multicaulis is recommended.</p>

scholarly journals Timing and Rates of Two Products Using Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) to Control Algae in Ebb and Flow Hydroponic Systems

HortScience ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Dharti Thakulla ◽  
Bruce L. Dunn ◽  
Carla Goad ◽  
Bizhen Hu
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Pepper Plant ◽  
Flower Number ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Hydroponic Systems ◽  
Weekly Application ◽  
Ebb And Flow

Algae is not desirable in hydroponics and creates problems such as reduced yield and decreased dissolved oxygen, and affects the physiology of plants and, thus, needs to be controlled. An experiment was conducted in Ebb and Flow hydroponic systems to investigate the application timing and rates of two hydrogen peroxide products (Zerotol and PERpose Plus). Treatments included 35 mL weekly, 35 mL biweekly, 70 mL weekly, 70 mL biweekly, and a control with no application of hydrogen peroxide using a 40-gallon reservoir of water. Pepper ‘Early Jalapeno’ and ‘Lunchbox Red’ and tomato ‘Geronimo’ and ‘Little Sicily’ were used. The study was conducted in a split-plot design with two replications over time. Plant growth parameters, including plant height, flower number, net CO2 assimilation, fresh weight, and dry weight were recorded. Algae data, including dry weight, algae cell counts, and chl a were also measured. Results indicated that with increasing rate and timing of either product decreased algae counts, dry weight, and chl a values. However, weekly and biweekly application of 70 mL of both products were not different for algae quantification. In pepper, plant height, shoot fresh and dry weight, and root fresh and dry weight were found to be significantly greater with Zerotol 35 mL biweekly, Zerotol 70 mL weekly, PERpose Plus 35 mL biweekly, and PERpose Plus 70 mL weekly compared with the control. ‘Lunchbox Red’ was significantly greater than ‘Early Jalapeno’ in all growth parameters, except soil plant analysis development (SPAD). ‘Lunchbox Red’ had the greatest flower number, with weekly application of 70 mL PERpose Plus. In tomato, greatest flower number and SPAD were observed in ‘Geronimo’ with a weekly application of 70 mL PERpose Plus and 70 mL Zerotol, respectively. Greater shoot and root fresh and dry weight for both tomato cultivars were recorded with 35 mL biweekly or 70 mL weekly application with either product. The results from both plants as well as algae analysis suggest that weekly application of 70 mL of either Zerotol or PERpose Plus produced the best results in terms of controlling algae and improving the growth of pepper and tomato plants.

scholarly journals A DIRECTIONAL CLINE IN MOURIRI GUIANENSIS (MELASTOMATACEAE)

1983 ◽  
Vol 13 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 799-811
Author(s):  
Thomas Morley ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Climatic Change ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Leaf Blade ◽  
Petiole Length ◽  
West Central ◽  
Central Amazonia ◽  
Ovule Number ◽  
Rainfall Patterns

Abstract Morphological variation in Mouriri guianensis is described and analyzed throughout its range in Brazil and adjacent regions. Features that vary are ovary size, locule and ovule number, shape and smoothness of the leaf blade and petiole length. The largest ovaries with the most ovules occur in west central Amazonia; intermediate sizes and numbers are widespread but reach the coast only between Marajó and Ceará; and the smallest ovaries with the fewest locules and ovules are coastal or nearcoastal from Delta Amacuro in Venezuela to Marajó. Small ovaries also occur in coastal Alagoas and at Rio de Janeiro. Ovaries with the fewest locules and ovules are believed to be the most specialized, the result of evolution toward decreased waste of ovules, since the fruits of all members are few-seeded. Leaf characters correlate statistically with ovule numbers. Possible origen of the distribution pattern of the species is compared in terms of present rainfall patterns and in terms of Pleistocene climatic change with associated forest refuges. It is concluded that both phenomena were probably influential. High specialization appears to have accompanied isolation, for reasons that are unclear. Because the plants from Delta Amacuro to Marajó are the most specialized they may once have been more isolated than now.

scholarly journals Quantifying Variation in Soybean Due to Flood Using a Low-Cost 3D Imaging System

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 2682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenyi Cao ◽  
Jing Zhou ◽  
Yanping Yuan ◽  
Heng Ye ◽  
Henry T. Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
3D Imaging ◽  
Plant Architecture ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Plant Phenotyping ◽  
Soybean Plant ◽  
Plant Canopy ◽  
Petiole Length ◽  
Dry Biomass

Flood has an important effect on plant growth by affecting their physiologic and biochemical properties. Soybean is one of the main cultivated crops in the world and the United States is one of the largest soybean producers. However, soybean plant is sensitive to flood stress that may cause slow growth, low yield, small crop production and result in significant economic loss. Therefore, it is critical to develop soybean cultivars that are tolerant to flood. One of the current bottlenecks in developing new crop cultivars is slow and inaccurate plant phenotyping that limits the genetic gain. This study aimed to develop a low-cost 3D imaging system to quantify the variation in the growth and biomass of soybean due to flood at its early growth stages. Two cultivars of soybeans, i.e. flood tolerant and flood sensitive, were planted in plant pots in a controlled greenhouse. A low-cost 3D imaging system was developed to take measurements of plant architecture including plant height, plant canopy width, petiole length, and petiole angle. It was found that the measurement error of the 3D imaging system was 5.8% in length and 5.0% in angle, which was sufficiently accurate and useful in plant phenotyping. Collected data were used to monitor the development of soybean after flood treatment. Dry biomass of soybean plant was measured at the end of the vegetative stage (two months after emergence). Results show that four groups had a significant difference in plant height, plant canopy width, petiole length, and petiole angle. Flood stress at early stages of soybean accelerated the growth of the flood-resistant plants in height and the petiole angle, however, restrained the development in plant canopy width and the petiole length of flood-sensitive plants. The dry biomass of flood-sensitive plants was near two to three times lower than that of resistant plants at the end of the vegetative stage. The results indicate that the developed low-cost 3D imaging system has the potential for accurate measurements in plant architecture and dry biomass that may be used to improve the accuracy of plant phenotyping.

A taxonomic revision of the Pourthiaea villosa complex (Rosaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 244 (3) ◽  
pp. 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binbin Liu ◽  
Deyuan Hong
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Blade ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Petiole Length ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Population Sampling ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Extensive Field ◽  
Statistical Support ◽  
Proper Analysis

The taxonomy of the Pourthiaea villosa complex, distributed in E Asia, is extremely controversial. The lack of proper analysis and evaluation of the characters used previously may have caused these controversies among taxonomists. The present study is the first comprehensive taxonomic revision of this complex. We have conducted extensive field observations, population sampling, examination of a large number of specimens and subsequent statistical analysis. All morphological characters used in previous taxonomic treatments were analyzed one by one. They include length, breadth, basal angle, and apex of leaf blade, length of petiole, length of pedicel, number of flowers, and density of indumentum on leaves, petiole, pedicel, hypanthium, and branchlets. We found that these characters were extremely variable both within and between populations of this complex. Such variations are continuous or with no statistical support, and there is no correlation between the different characters. Therefore, the characters used in this complex are of little value for species delimitation. As a result of our study, only one species, P. villosa, is recognized, without subdivision. Fourteen names are reduced as new synonyms of P. villosa. In addition, P. villosa is designated as the type of Pourthiaea and 10 lectotypes are designated.

Response of nonglyphosate-resistant cotton to reduced rates of glyphosate

Weed Science ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 178-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donnie K. Miller ◽  
Robert G. Downer ◽  
B. Roger Leonard ◽  
E. Merritt Holman ◽  
Steve T. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Growth Stage ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
White Flower ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Flower Number ◽  
Height Reduction

Field research was conducted in 1999 and 2000 to determine the effect of reduced glyphosate rates on growth and yield of nonglyphosate-resistant cotton. Rates of 9, 18, 35, 70, 140, and 280 g ha−1, representing 0.008, 0.016, 0.031 0.063, 0.125, and 0.25, respectively, of the maximum use rate per application (1,120 g ha−1), were applied to cotton at the two-, five-, or nine-node growth stage. On the basis of visual injury estimates, cotton was more tolerant to glyphosate at the nine-node than at earlier growth stages. Plant dry weight was reduced with 70 g ha−1of glyphosate or higher, when applied at the two- and five-node growth stages in two of three experiments. Dry weight was not affected by glyphosate at the nine-node stage. Plant height also was unaffected by glyphosate rates below 70 g ha−1, but height reduction was noted for all growth stages by experiment combinations, with the exception of the nine-node application for both experiments in 2000, with herbicide rates of 70 g ha−1or higher. Cotton maturity delay, as noted by an increase in node above white flower number, was observed only at the highest glyphosate rate applied to two- and five-node cotton in one of three experiments. Percent open boll data analysis indicated a decreased opportunity of observing an open boll with increasing glyphosate rate, and this effect was greater at the five-node compared with the two- and nine-node stages in two of three experiments. Seedcotton yield after all glyphosate applications was equivalent to that for the nontreated control.

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF NINE PLANTING MEDIA FOR FORCING SWAZILAND AND DUTCH-GROWN AMARYLLIS (HIPPEASTRUM)

HortScience ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1160c-1160
Author(s):  
A. A. De Hertogh ◽  
M. Tilley
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Flower Number ◽  
The Past ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Basal Roots ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Secondary Roots ◽  
The U.S

Almost all Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) forced in the U.S. and Canada by either homeowners or commercial forcers are grown overseas. In order to comply with USDA/APHIS plant quarantine regulations, all bulbs must be free of soil. Thus, they are washed once or twice prior to packing and shipping. As a result of this treatment, the bulbs arrive with only basal roots and no secondary roots. Therefore, over the past year, 2 hand made mixes and 7 commercially prepared mixes were evaluated using 2 cultivars each of Swaziland- and Dutch-grown bulbs. The effects of these media on forcing characteristics, e.g. total plant height, leaf length, flower number, etc. were examined. Also, the influence of the various media on basal root growth and formation of new secondary roots was measured. The results of these 2 studies will be presented.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF ATRINAL SPRAY ON BRANCHING AND GROWTH OF CHRYSANTHEMUM `FORTUNE'.

HortScience ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1100c-1100
Author(s):  
Hurriah H. Al-Juboory
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Branch Length ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Stem Cuttings ◽  
Flower Number ◽  
Branch Number

Three node stem cuttings of Chrysanthemum `Fortune' were sprayed with Atrinal, 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 ppm, to incipient runoff under greenhouse conditions. The results demonstrated that with higher levels of Atrinal, branch number, branch length, plant height, and flower number decreased in both unpinched and pinched plants. At the same time, the dry weight of both pinched and unpinched plants increased. Applications of Atrinal, 1000, 1500, and 2000 ppm, lengthened the number of days to flower by 40 days.

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